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DR. DICKASON GETS A DIVORCE.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- Dr. F. M. Dickason was this morning granted a divorce from Mrs. Ina Dickason in a case which had been under advisement in the circuit court for a week. The costs were taxed to Mrs. Dickason and the decree becomes effective on their payment. A property settlement had been reached previous to the filing of the complaint in which Mrs. Dickason received their household goods and a cash payment of $3,000. Mrs. Dickason is now residing at Fort Wayne.


M. & B. TRAINMEN RAISED.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- The Bluffton and Marion Traction company today announced an increase in the wage schedule for trainmen, effective March 1. The scale starts at 20 cents for the first six months and advances by degrees, according to length of service, until 28 cents per hours, the maximum, is reached with seven years of service.


OSSIAN MAN FALLS DEAD.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- George Snyder, 66, a junk dealer, residing west of Ossian, dropped dead at his home last night from a sudden attack of heart trouble. The widow is the only close surviving relative, besides one brother, Henry Snyder, of Huntington. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Ossian U. B. church, with burial in the Ossian cemetery.


UNIONDALE WOMAN DEAD.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- Mrs. Anna M. Newhard, wife of Wells Newhard, a prominent farmer, died at 3 o'clock this morning at her home north of Uniondale, from paralysis. Surviving are the husband and three children, Jesse Newhard of Waycrosse, Ga., and Roswell and Morris S. Newhard, at home. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Prospect M. E. church, with burial in the Prospect cemetery.


FOUR BOYS NEARLY ASPHYXIATED AT BLUFFTON.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- Four sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Harden, living on West Cherry street, Ray 20, Dick 18, Kenneth 15, and Brice 13, narrowly escaped asphyxiation last night when a roomer in the home turned out a gas light in such a way that a quantity of artificial gas leaked through the valve. The boys were made so ill that they were unable to arise at the usual time this morning and their condition was discovered by their mother. They were soon out of danger, although all of them were very ill for hours. Kenneth was awakened early this morning and detected the fumes. He turned off the leaking gas or the results might have been more serious. He was the least seriously affected of the four and he went back to bed without discovering how ill his brothers were.


BLUFFTON LETTER CARRIER QUITS AFTER 18 YEARS.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- Ralph S. Strow's resignation as a city letter carrier here becomes effective to-morrow, March first. He was one of the first four carriers appointed here eighteen years ago, since which time he has served continuously. He will probably return to his former vocation, that of a printer. He will be succeeded by Homer Marshall, who has been acting as substitute carrier.


NEW FACTORY OPENS AT BLUFFTON.

Bluffton, Ind., March 1. -- B. K. Settergren, the superintendent of the H. C. Bay Piano company, arrived in Bluffton to-day to take charge of the opening of the company's new plant here. Four departments will be started to work to-morrow and the factory will be working full blast within a week, all of the machinery from the Chicago factory being en route here at this time. A party of twenty-five or thirty people will be here this week to work in the factory, and will require at least twenty good houses immediately.